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Definition of donnish adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

donnish

adjective

donnish pronunciation English

ˈdɒnɪʃ

donnish pronunciation American

ˈdɑːnɪʃ

(British English)

(usually of a man) serious and concerned with academic rather than practical mattersHe has a somewhat donnish air about him.